I did buy this "Earthquake Victory (16") 212cc Counter Rotating Rear Tine Tiller", with my hope that I'll be able to use it on my 610 sq. ft. garden, to furrow my potatoes... Finally I did that, repeating two times hard work…! My check-up of the manufacturer’s constructional solutions, I found improper set-up of the hiller device, on the back of this tiller machine (perpendicular position)… Also the hiller should be constructed with a sharp (or sharper) angle to the ground, for easy lift up the soil. I found that the tiller’s tines work and soften the soil, but the attached hiller/furrower cannot move the soil well up to the sides of the rows of the potatoes. The soil gets stuck between the tines and the hiller instate to be slide up to the potatoes rows… The hiller works in a perpendicular position to the ground, instate to be under a sharper (slanted) angle to it…! Also the tiller’s wheels are too small and unable to move well forward the whole machine, during it works on the garden soil…

I did buy this "Earthquake Victory (16") 212cc Counter Rotating Rear Tine Tiller", with my hope that I'll be able to use it on my 610 sq. ft. garden, to furrow my potatoes... Finally I did that, repeating two times hard work…! My check-up of the manufacturer’s constructional solutions, I found improper set-up of the hiller device, on the back of this tiller machine (perpendicular position)… Also the hiller should be constructed with a sharp (or sharper) angle to the ground, for... more

Pros:Durable, Quiet, Light Weight, Easy To Store

Cons:Difficult To Use, Unreliable, Bad Instructions, Wheels to small

Kazimierz Does Not Recommend This Product

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Kazimierz,

The Victory tiller is a CRT tiller. Hillers are best used with SRT designed tillers. This is standard through out the industry and here is why. CRT tillers are designed so that the tines rotate the opposite direction of the wheels. This is to assist with breaking new ground. As you till the tines act like a brake against the wheels. When the hiller furrower is attached to a CRT tiller it will act as if there is a second brake system and make it extremely difficult for the wheels to overcome both.

SRT tillers are tillers designed to have the tines and wheels drive the tiller forward and designed to pull the hiller. As of right now we do not offer a rear tine tiller that with a SRT design.

The design of the hiller has not changed since 2004. If the soil is building up between the tines and the hiller I would suggest removing the drag stake from the tiller when using the hiller.

Just purchased the Earthquake 16" Victory. This was assembled by the dealer. So it was just a matter of filling it with gas and oil. My soil is on the sandy side, I have always used a front tine tiller, My experience with this rear tine tiller is that it struggles to move forward in my soil, I have to push it to get it to move. Tires could have been a little taller and with deeper traction bars. There isn't enough room between the rear of the tire and the front side of the tine guard to put chains on.

Power seems adequate. engine runs smooth and starts with one pull. they could have done something better for the free wheeling mode other than pulling the pins and sliding the wheels in. that's a definite pain..

Just purchased the Earthquake 16" Victory. This was assembled by the dealer. So it was just a matter of filling it with gas and oil. My soil is on the sandy side, I have always used a front tine tiller, My experience with this rear tine tiller is that it struggles to move forward in my soil, I have to push it to get it to move. Tires could have been a little taller and with deeper traction bars. There isn't enough room between the rear of the tire and the front side of the tine guard to... more